Remote supratentorial extradural hematoma following posterior fossa surgery

Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 Jul;24(7):851-4. doi: 10.1007/s00381-007-0573-5. Epub 2008 Jan 31.

Abstract

Introduction: Posterior fossa tumors are associated frequently with hydrocephalus. Remote supratentorial hematoma after posterior fossa surgery is a rare but dreaded complication.

Discussion: These hematomas can be intraparenchymal or extradural. The possible causes include sudden decompression of ventricular pressure in the supratentorial compartment, rupture of cortical veins in the sitting position, coagulopathy, hemodynamic fluctuations during surgery, and position-related ischemia. We report a large bifrontal extradural hematoma following posterior fossa surgery for a vermian medulloblastoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Craniotomy / adverse effects*
  • Craniotomy / methods*
  • Female
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / etiology*
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / surgery
  • Humans
  • Infratentorial Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods